Boxoffice (Apr-Jun 1937)

KMTA Meeting (Continued from preceding page) of exhibitors to McEwan’s suggestion, and will probably do so in its questionnaires within the next 60 days. On Kansas Tax Law Exhibitors of Kansas cannot, because it is against the law, up admissions a fraction of a cent, add the sales tax, and have an extra penny cover the transaction. So Carl Webb, manager of the sales tax division of the Kansas tax commission, told exhibitors. There is no tax on the rental charged for use of earphones by hard of hearing, Webb said, but the tax applies to the equipment when it is purchased. The first month’s reports on the sales tax are due July 30. Certificates of registration are being sent out by the commission early in July. Some exhibitors, Webb said, had wondered when these would be sent them. Applies to Vending Machines Fred Ledoux, Holton, Kas., wondered how exhibitors were expected to collect the sales tax on vending machine sales in lobbies. Webb said exhibitors would have to work out some system, that the tax had to be paid on such sales, and should be collected from the consumer. No provision was made in the Kansas sales tax law for redemption of tokens. Many exhibitors complained that they were accumulating a lot of the tokens, and thereby “freezing” tidy sums in a form they couldn’t exchange for cash. Mrs. Meta Barron said she had three cigar boxes full, and that her cashier had tried to sell some of them to other merchants in Pratt, Kas., but had failed to exchange more than 200 for cash. Many exhibitors will have from $300 to $400 tied up in tokens before the legislature meets again, W. G. McKinney of Topeka told Webb, after the sales tax official said that it would require an act of the legislature to do anything about the matter. KMTA Highlights TOPEKA, KAS. — J. D. Rankin, Tarkio, Mo., was so anxious to get to the convention that when he found the ferry wasn’t running at Brownville. Neb., he went to Rouleaux, Neb., to get across the river. June Medoalf, who sec’tied the convention, recalled the biggest convention of them all, in 1929 <u* 19H0, when over 150 showed up. All the Dubinsky.s were there, and all of the Fox managers <*anie in. It was so hot the paint peeled off the bald heads. An ungi’atefu! calf resented it when Tom Edwards tried to make friends with it on the road to Topeka Monday night. Russ Borg was at the wheel. The calf got in the way, and is not to be blamed for being sore after being nicked in Ills fenders for practically^ a 10 count. All he sliowed Edwards w^as his heels. There was no banquet, as is customary. Three r<K>ms were thrown together Tuesday night and everyone «rowded in to listen to the fight. Wednesday altei’noon, after the meeting broke up, I he association was host to conventioneers at a Iniffet lunch and beer. K. R. Dick Hiechele trying to get the hotel tf'lephone operator . . . John Stapel walking up and down the corridors looking for Clarence Schultz; Schultz looking for food . . . Rex Barr’ctt. the mayor, offering to be of assistance . . . Mrs, Meta Barron looking cool, comfortable and very, very handsome. She and June Medcalf comI>rised the feminine contingent . . Frank Cassil with a hat on but no shirt, talking with George Darttmann, Stapel, about the trip to Miami. The C’lee of them commiserating with Homer Strowig because he didn’t go. Two Change Hands Omaha — Announcements of changes in ownership for two Iowa houses were made here this week. D. W. Hartzell bought the 300-seat Rivoli at Charter Oak, la., from Harold Smith, and C. W. Lathrop bought the 350-seat Iowa at Manilla from "harry Blubaugh. JAM HANDY FILMS TO MONOGRAM Kansas City — Monogram Pictures of Kansas City has taken over distribution of industrial films produced by Jam Handy Corp., for western Missouri and Kansas. Signs Insurance Bill Kansas City^ — Governor Stark has signed the Missouri unemployment insurance law, imposing on employers (employes pay nothing), including exhibitors, hiring eight or more employes, an annual payroll tax of 1.8 per cent this year, 2.7 next and succeeding years. A maximum of 12 weeks’ benefits of from $5 to $15 is provided for those employes who lose their jobs through no fault of their own. This does not include unemployment due to strikes or labor troubles. A commission of three, each drawing $7,500 annually, will administer the law. Believe It, or Not THESE TWO ARE THE SAME PERSON Here lies the difference If you have delayed or postponed the solution of your ventilating problem, act now! There is still time to retain those extra customers before old Sol "Hot Weather” claims them. Don't wait! Wire or telephone the office listed below which is in your territory. 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